Hyssington Castle
Hyssington Castle is a fort in Churchstoke, Powys, Wales. Access is restricted and requires permission. Hyssington Castle is situated nearby to the church St Etheldreda, as well as near the peak Roundton Hill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Fort
- Description: castle in Powys, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Hyssington Mound & Bailey Castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Etheldreda and Roundton Hill.
St Etheldreda
Church
Photo: Tyssil, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Etheldreda is a church, which is situated 380 feet west of Hyssington Castle.
Roundton Hill
Peak
Photo: Dave Croker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Roundton Hill is a rounded, steep sided, 1,210 feet hill, volcanic in origin, in the easternmost part of old Montgomeryshire, Wales, which juts into the English border near Church Stoke.
Corndon Hill
Peak
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Corndon Hill is a hill in Powys, Mid Wales, whose summit rises to 513.6 metres above sea level. It has a topographic prominence of 203.1 metres, so is listed as a Marilyn. Corndon Hill is situated 1½ miles north of Hyssington Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Snead and White Grit.
Snead
Hamlet
Photo: Phil Catterall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Snead is a small village in Powys, Wales. It is situated on the A489 road and the River Camlad. The English border is immediately to the east of the village. Snead is situated 1½ miles south of Hyssington Castle.
White Grit
Hamlet
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
White Grit is a small, scattered village beneath Corndon Hill in Powys, Wales, directly on the border with Shropshire. The nearby village of Priest Weston, despite being in England, actually lies to the west of White Grit. White Grit is situated 2 miles north of Hyssington Castle.
Priestweston
Village
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Priestweston is a small village in the civil parish of Chirbury with Brompton, Shropshire, England, lying in the Welsh Marches. The village is located near to the English-Welsh border, at the foot of Corndon Hill. Priestweston is situated 2½ miles northwest of Hyssington Castle.
Hyssington Castle
- Categories: castle, motte-and-bailey castle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Churchstoke, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.54452° or 52° 32′ 40″ northLongitude
-3.0119° or 3° 0′ 43″ westElevation
889 feet (271 metres)Open location code
9C4RGXVQ+R6OpenStreetMap ID
way 911964702OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fort
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Hyssington Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hyssington Castle”
- Swedish: “Hyssington Castle”
- Welsh: “Tomen yr Ystog”
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